Job ads on job board Seek Australia were up by 22.5% in April 2022 when compared to April 2021 and up 59.7% when compared to April 2019.

When compared to the previous month, job ads were up 2.9%.

At the same time, applications per job ad fell 7.6% over the previous month. When comparing March 2019 figures to March 2022 figures applications per job ad fell by 47.0%.

By state, Queensland reported year-on-year growth of 30.7% while the Northern Territory saw an increase of 25.6%. When compared to 2019, Tasmania reported growth of 109.5% with the Northern Territory reporting an increase of 91.2%.

By job ad volume, Hospitality and Tourism reported an increase of 171.1% while Community Services and Development saw growth of 121.6% over the year.